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For the American serial rapist, see <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Shelton" title="Ronnie Shelton">Ronnie Shelton</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:26em"><caption class="infobox-title fn summary">Lonnie Shelton</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Lonnie_Shelton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Lonnie_Shelton.jpg/220px-Lonnie_Shelton.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="317" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Lonnie_Shelton.jpg/330px-Lonnie_Shelton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Lonnie_Shelton.jpg/440px-Lonnie_Shelton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="510" data-file-height="734" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1955-10-19</span>)</span>October 19, 1955<br /><a href="/wiki/Bakersfield,_California" title="Bakersfield, California">Bakersfield, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">July 8, 2018<span style="display:none">(2018-07-08)</span> (aged 62)<br /><a href="/wiki/Westminster,_California" title="Westminster, California">Westminster, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">240 lb (109 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Foothill_High_School_(Bakersfield,_California)" title="Foothill High School (Bakersfield, California)">Foothill</a> (Bakersfield, California)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Beavers_men%27s_basketball" title="Oregon State Beavers men's basketball">Oregon State</a> (1973–1976)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_draft" title="1976 NBA draft">1976</a>: 2nd round, 25th overall pick</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">1976–1986</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">Power forward</a> / <a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data">8</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976</a>–<a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season" title="1977–78 NBA season">1978</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NBA_season" title="1978–79 NBA season">1978</a>–<a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NBA_season" title="1982–83 NBA season">1983</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983</a>–<a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NBA_season" title="1985–86 NBA season">1986</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NBA_champion" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA champion">NBA champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_Finals" title="1979 NBA Finals">1979</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star">NBA All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1982 NBA All-Star Game">1982</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive Second Team">NBA All-Defensive Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NBA_season" title="1981–82 NBA season">1982</a>)</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Pacific-12_Conference_men%27s_basketball_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams">All-Pac-8</a> (1975)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">8,049 (12.0 ppg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">4,136 (6.1 rpg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">1,459 (2.2 apg)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/78133">Stats</a> at NBA.com</b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1607981#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sheltlo01.html">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Reference" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Reference">Basketball Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Lonnie Jewel Shelton</b> (October 19, 1955 – July 8, 2018) was an American <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) player who played from 1976 to 1985. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_years">Early years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonnie_Shelton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shelton played college basketball for <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_University" title="Oregon State University">Oregon State University</a>. He was drafted by the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Sounds" title="Memphis Sounds">Memphis Sounds</a> (soon to become the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Claws" title="Baltimore Claws">Baltimore Claws</a>) of the <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">American Basketball Association</a> in 1975 but elected to stay in college. He was then selected by the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> in the second round of the <a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_draft" title="1976 NBA draft">1976 NBA draft</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonnie_Shelton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shelton led the NBA in personal fouls in his first two seasons with New York. On December 16, 1977, Shelton scored a career-high 41 points during a 152–150 triple overtime loss to the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the Knicks obtained free agent <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Webster" title="Marvin Webster">Marvin Webster</a> from the SuperSonics in 1978, the NBA awarded Shelton and the Knicks’ 1979 first-round pick to Seattle as compensation.<sup id="cite_ref-condotta_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-condotta-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1979, his first season with the SuperSonics, Shelton was the team's starting power forward. That season, he set a SuperSonics record by going 13 for 13 from the field in a game (17 total consecutive field goals), and helped the SuperSonics win the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>. Shelton was one of three SuperSonics represented in the <a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1982 NBA All-Star Game">1982 NBA All-Star Game</a> (along with <a href="/wiki/Jack_Sikma" title="Jack Sikma">Jack Sikma</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gus_Williams_(basketball)" title="Gus Williams (basketball)">Gus Williams</a>) and was named to the NBA's 1982 2nd All-Defense Team. Shelton played five seasons with the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> and finished his career playing for the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> for three seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-condotta_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-condotta-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonnie_Shelton&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shelton's sons include <a href="/wiki/L._J._Shelton" title="L. J. Shelton">L. J.</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-lonniebio_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lonniebio-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who played <a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">offensive tackle</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a>, Tim Shelton, who played for the San Diego State Aztecs basketball team, Titus Shelton, who played for the <a href="/wiki/Cal_Poly_San_Luis_Obispo" class="mw-redirect" title="Cal Poly San Luis Obispo">Cal Poly San Luis Obispo</a> Mustangs basketball team from 2005 to 2009, and Marlon, who played for the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington" title="University of Washington">Washington</a> <a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies" title="Washington Huskies">Huskies</a> from 1998 to 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-lonniebio_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lonniebio-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had multiple grandchildren. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Death">Death</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonnie_Shelton&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shelton died on July 8, 2018, at age 62 in <a href="/wiki/Westminster,_California" title="Westminster, California">Westminster, California</a>, of complications from a heart attack on May 5 which left him in a coma.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_career_statistics">NBA career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonnie_Shelton&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: NBA career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> <b>Bold</b>  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #afe6ba; border: 1px solid black;"> †  </td> <td>Won an <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA championship</a></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonnie_Shelton&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1976–77 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td>-</td> <td>25.7</td> <td>.476</td> <td>-</td> <td>.707</td> <td><b>7.7</b></td> <td>1.8</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>11.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season" title="1977–78 NBA season">1977–78</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1977–78 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td>-</td> <td>28.3</td> <td>.514</td> <td>-</td> <td>.736</td> <td>7.1</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>1.3</td> <td><b>1.4</b></td> <td><b>14.9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NBA_season" title="1978–79 NBA season">1978–79</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>76</td> <td>-</td> <td>28.4</td> <td>.519</td> <td>-</td> <td>.693</td> <td>6.2</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>13.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NBA_season" title="1979–80 NBA season">1979–80</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1979–80 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>76</td> <td>-</td> <td>29.5</td> <td><b>.530</b></td> <td><b>.200</b></td> <td>.763</td> <td><b>7.7</b></td> <td>1.9</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>13.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NBA_season" title="1980–81 NBA season">1980–81</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>14</td> <td>-</td> <td>31.4</td> <td>.420</td> <td>-</td> <td>.655</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>2.5</td> <td><b>1.6</b></td> <td>.2</td> <td>13.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NBA_season" title="1981–82 NBA season">1981–82</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>81</td> <td><b>32.9</b></td> <td>.486</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.783</td> <td>6.3</td> <td><b>3.1</b></td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.5</td> <td><b>14.9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NBA_season" title="1982–83 NBA season">1982–83</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1982–83 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td>79</td> <td>31.4</td> <td>.478</td> <td>.167</td> <td>.754</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>2.9</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.9</td> <td>12.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–84</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1983–84 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>79</td> <td>78</td> <td>26.6</td> <td>.476</td> <td><b>.200</b></td> <td>.764</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.7</td> <td>10.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season" title="1984–85 NBA season">1984–85</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>57</td> <td>14</td> <td>21.8</td> <td>.435</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.662</td> <td>4.7</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.3</td> <td>6.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NBA_season" title="1985–86 NBA season">1985–86</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1985–86 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>44</td> <td>1</td> <td>15.5</td> <td>.489</td> <td>.000</td> <td><b>.875</b></td> <td>3.3</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.1</td> <td>4.5 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>673</td> <td>253</td> <td>27.5</td> <td>.492</td> <td>.097</td> <td>.738</td> <td>6.1</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.8</td> <td>12.0 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">All-Star </td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>20.0</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>-</td> <td>.500</td> <td>9.0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>7.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonnie_Shelton&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NBA Playoffs">1978</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;”"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1977–78 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> <td>25.2</td> <td>.536</td> <td>-</td> <td>.750</td> <td>7.3</td> <td><b>2.8</b></td> <td>.3</td> <td>.8</td> <td>11.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 NBA Playoffs">1979</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;”"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td><b>17</b></td> <td>-</td> <td><b>33.3</b></td> <td>.483</td> <td>-</td> <td>.692</td> <td>8.4</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>1.1</td> <td><b>1.1</b></td> <td><b>12.9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 NBA Playoffs">1980</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;”"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1979–80 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>-</td> <td>31.3</td> <td>.507</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.627</td> <td>8.3</td> <td>1.7</td> <td><b>1.5</b></td> <td>.8</td> <td>12.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 NBA Playoffs">1982</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;”"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> <td>33.3</td> <td>.471</td> <td>-</td> <td>.688</td> <td>7.4</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.9</td> <td>12.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 NBA Playoffs">1983</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;”"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1982–83 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> <td>26.5</td> <td>.174</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.400</td> <td><b>10.5</b></td> <td>2.5</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.0</td> <td>5.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 NBA Playoffs">1985</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;”"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>26.5</td> <td><b>.559</b></td> <td>-</td> <td><b>.800</b></td> <td>5.5</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.3</td> <td>11.5 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>52</td> <td>0</td> <td>31.0</td> <td>.485</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.667</td> <td>7.9</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.8</td> <td>12.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lonnie_Shelton&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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